by Admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
The following post was first published on the Progress in Political Economy blog Exposure to high heat and humidity in the workplace is a critical health and safety issue, and in Australia, where heat waves are occurring with more frequency and intensity as a result...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week the first journal article based on our research with the United Workers Union was published in Economic and Labour Relations Review. The United Workers Union is one of the largest blue-collar unions in Australia, with approximately 150,000 members across 45...
by Admin | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth Humphrys was recently a guest on the On the Job podcast, hosted by Francis Leach and Sally Rugg, discussing our report for the United Workers Union. From the podcast show notes… As the COP26 climate change talks in Glasgow loom up, Australia is on a...
by Admin | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
On 23 September 2021 we launched the final report on our project investigating the impact of high heat and climate change on members or the United Workers Union (UWU). The launch was part of the Australian Council of Trade Unions’ (ACTU) Climate Safety at Work...
by Admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
This month the Victorian Council of Social Services released a new report highlighting how people experiencing disadvantage are particularly at risk with heat stress. Extreme heat kills more Australians than any other form of natural disaster, and for some it makes...
by Admin | May 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Workers in aged care face a raft of challenges in the provision of quality care, including understaffing, time pressures, and high turnover of staff. As COVID-19 made clear, care workers also perform essential work that places them at the frontline of public health...